Guy Adamec
American, born 1951Untitled, 1977
Not on view
Stoneware (low-fired) and foreign organic aggregates
Dimensions13 1/2 × 15 in. (34.3 × 38.1 cm)
Museum purchase from the artist, 1977.10
Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Guy Adamec studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Knox College. In 1975, he received his M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is clay and studio instructor for the Flint Community Schools in the DeWaters Art Center. Guy Adamec's works can be found in the permanent collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Cranbrook Museum of Art.
I make objects in order to interpret contemporary attitudes within the context of traditional forms and aesthetics. This includes working in several media and on a variety of projects; whether I am building a house, working in wood, or making pottery. I want to convey a sense of natural beauty, harmony and balance, while retaining some mystery within the intricacies of the piece; so one does not easily tire of viewing it. I mainly work in clay because it allows me infinite control over form and surface while letting the piece have the spontaneity of a found object, as a rock, coral, or even desert landscape would. Art for me is a balance between man made and natural.
- Guy Adamec, April 5, 2001
